2003 Triumph Bonneville 0.8L Petrol · LJ53 AUH

The Triumph Bonneville presents as roadworthy with a stable maintenance trend, evidenced by the most recent MOT test on 22 May 2025 at 27,003 miles returning a pass with no defects recorded. Four consecutive annual passes from 2022 through 2025 show no advisories or mechanical faults raised by testers. The upkeep pattern is clean and consistent. The recorded mileage of 27,003 miles against a 2003 build date equates to roughly 1,174 miles per year, confirming extremely light use for a 23-year-old machine. The records show only 93 miles added between the February 2022 test and the May 2023 test, and a mere 29 miles across the 2024 and 2025 tests. Such low accumulation points to long standing periods rather than regular running, though the DVSA data itself is sparse with no flagged wear on tyres, chain, suspension bushes, or braking components at any stage. A buyer should still commission an in-person inspection focused on age-related degradation that MOT testing may not capture on a lightly ridden bike. Standing storage invites hardened suspension seals, flat-spotted tyres, and internal corrosion within the fuel system or exhaust. The February 2022 entry shows both a fail and a pass logged on the same day at 26,910 miles with no defects recorded, a likely administrative reversal rather than a genuine mechanical fault, but the brake calipers, wheel bearings, and frame structural integrity warrant hands-on checks for seizing or rust pitting given the dormant mileage profile.